Yesterday we brought you the story of “Old Boy” & how donations by members of our Old Dogs Rock Club helped pay for his trip to the vet. Here’s an astonishing account of his vet visit by his carer James….
“I took Old Boy over to Dr John’s for a full Medical Checkup + Blood Profile this morning. Dr John was astonished by the result and so was I! He is approximately 10 years old + weighs 24kgs. His kidneys + liver are all functioning perfectly. His red blood cell count is perfect. He has NO blood parasites! His teeth + gums are healthy. Both of his eyes are healthy and just need to be cleaned, with eye drops administered daily. He is a remarkably healthy Old Boy..!
He has a yeast infection in both of his ears so I will administer keto-nox ear spray in his ears 2x a day. He has mange which I will treat with medicated Benzoyl shampoo weekly for the next 4 weeks & then we’ll go back for a reassessment. The Benzoyl should also help to clear up the scabs, sores + dry patches on his skin.
Old Boy was de-wormed today and I will continue to de-worm him every 3 months. He had his combined + rabies vaccinations today. His back left leg was likely broken a long time ago and Dr John does not feel that surgery is an option for him now……. he hobbles + limps around just fine and does not appear to be in any pain so Dr John’s recommendation is to just leave it.
I gave him a long + deep regular shampoo today, immediately followed by a 15mins medicated Benzoyl shampoo and his coat + skin are both looking fresher + healthier already. I have noticed that street dogs who have clean coats + smell fresh get treated better by the locals so I think it’s always well worth shampooing street dogs a couple of times a month, if possible.
Having personally studied the “raw food” diet for the past 3 years I recently became convinced about its health benefits and started Old Boy on daily “raw meaty bones” 3 months ago. Over the past 3mths he has put on 6kgs of healthy weight, the stiffness in his back left leg + hip has eased, his bowel movements have dramatically improved + his mood has improved. The raw meaty bones may have been the primary reason for Old Boy’s excellent blood profile because for an old street dog to have such near-perfect health, blood, teeth + gums is virtually unheard of.
So, in celebration of Old Boy’s excellent health prognosis we decided to go to the beach! (Check out the video below)
I’m sure this was his first time ever at the beach because he was so intrigued, excited, confused + mesmerized all at the same time.The soft sand was a Joyful Enigma for him to play in! We walked up & down the beach, 15mins walking then a rest + water + aircon in the car, then we repeated. He loved it..! He was so excited, nervous & intrigued. Way out of his comfort zone but he handled it all really well & we will go again soon!”
Thanks so much to the members of our Old Dogs Rock Club who’s recurring donations have allowed Old Boy’s medical tests, medications, vaccinations, medical follow-ups plus another week’s supply of fresh meaty bones all to be covered.
Old Boy sends K9Aid Old Dogs Rock Club members a Huge Great Whopping Thank You + 3 Big Licks..!
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